5-Letter Words Starting With DWA
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With DWA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With DWA 7 words
How common is DWA at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with DWA. They average 10.4 points and the best is DWARF (12 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- m 28.6%
- e 14.3%
- f 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- aa14.3%
- au14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DWA
d 2w 4a 1r 1f 4
D 2 + W 4 + A 1 + R 1 + F 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
dwarf
- nouna person who is markedly small
- nouna legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
- nouna plant or animal that is atypically small
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How many five-letter words that start with DWA are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with DWA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with DWA?
DWARF is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DWALM (11), DWAMS (11), DWAUM (11).
Which rare five-letter words that start with DWA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DWALM (11), DWAMS (11), DWAUM (11), DWANG (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.